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Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards
On June 20, 2016, at around 0600 AFT, a suicide bombing attack claimed to be conducted by the Taliban or the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP) hit a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards en route to the embassy in Kabul. The attack took place in the ninth police district in the Benayi area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen Nepalese and two Indian contractors were killed in the attack.[citation needed]
The attack occurred during the holy month of Ramadan. Civilians at a nearby market were among the nine people injured in the blast, some seriously. The incident sparked debates on the presence of foreign workers in conflict-countries, with many criticising the Canadian government for negligence. There have been debates on this subject before, especially after the Nisour Square massacre, a very different situation.[citation needed]
On the same day, the Taliban carried out another bombing attack in Kabul, targeting a politician, resulting in the death of a person the wounding of five others, including the politician. On the same date, a bombing in Badakhshan killed at least 10 people and injured 40.
The bombing was another in a series of attacks on security guards and government workers conducted by the Taliban that occurred in the last couple of months before the attack. The attack also occurred during the Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis.
On the same day around 1000 hours another attack occurred. A U.S. soldier from the 4th Infantry Division was shot while his team was ambushed when providing security to local contractors from New Kabul Compound at PEQ, a local motor depot being fortified for the security and safety of its personal.
The security guards were travelling on a mini bus that was on its way to the Canadian embassy. They were in the capital, Kabul, travelling through early-morning traffic when a suicide bomber who was inside a compound approached the minibus, which at that time was travelling through a market where several civilians were shopping. The bomber noticed the foreign vehicle and approached it on foot, after putting on a suicide belt. The suicide bomber then blew himself up with an unknown device at the minibus. The blast blew the windows out of the vehicle and left blood stains on the outside of the bus. The blast also injured many civilians who were at the market that the minibus was travelling through. Witnesses described seeing multiple people dead and injured. The injured were rescued from the mangled vehicle.[citation needed] Everyone actually located at the embassy were safe.
Twelve Nepalese and two Indian contractors were killed during the attack. Two days after the bombing the death toll rose to 15, after a wounded Nepalese national succumbed to his injuries. Nine other people were injured, including several Afghan civilians.
After that attack occurred, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the attack was carried out by "the fighters of the Taliban" and that "over 20 people were killed or wounded in the attack". The spokesman said that the attack was retaliation for an execution a month before the attack of six Taliban prisoners. The Taliban named the bomber as "Irfanullah Ahmad". However, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also claimed responsibility for the attack, naming the attacker as "Erfanullah Ahmed".
Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards
On June 20, 2016, at around 0600 AFT, a suicide bombing attack claimed to be conducted by the Taliban or the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP) hit a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards en route to the embassy in Kabul. The attack took place in the ninth police district in the Benayi area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen Nepalese and two Indian contractors were killed in the attack.[citation needed]
The attack occurred during the holy month of Ramadan. Civilians at a nearby market were among the nine people injured in the blast, some seriously. The incident sparked debates on the presence of foreign workers in conflict-countries, with many criticising the Canadian government for negligence. There have been debates on this subject before, especially after the Nisour Square massacre, a very different situation.[citation needed]
On the same day, the Taliban carried out another bombing attack in Kabul, targeting a politician, resulting in the death of a person the wounding of five others, including the politician. On the same date, a bombing in Badakhshan killed at least 10 people and injured 40.
The bombing was another in a series of attacks on security guards and government workers conducted by the Taliban that occurred in the last couple of months before the attack. The attack also occurred during the Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis.
On the same day around 1000 hours another attack occurred. A U.S. soldier from the 4th Infantry Division was shot while his team was ambushed when providing security to local contractors from New Kabul Compound at PEQ, a local motor depot being fortified for the security and safety of its personal.
The security guards were travelling on a mini bus that was on its way to the Canadian embassy. They were in the capital, Kabul, travelling through early-morning traffic when a suicide bomber who was inside a compound approached the minibus, which at that time was travelling through a market where several civilians were shopping. The bomber noticed the foreign vehicle and approached it on foot, after putting on a suicide belt. The suicide bomber then blew himself up with an unknown device at the minibus. The blast blew the windows out of the vehicle and left blood stains on the outside of the bus. The blast also injured many civilians who were at the market that the minibus was travelling through. Witnesses described seeing multiple people dead and injured. The injured were rescued from the mangled vehicle.[citation needed] Everyone actually located at the embassy were safe.
Twelve Nepalese and two Indian contractors were killed during the attack. Two days after the bombing the death toll rose to 15, after a wounded Nepalese national succumbed to his injuries. Nine other people were injured, including several Afghan civilians.
After that attack occurred, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that the attack was carried out by "the fighters of the Taliban" and that "over 20 people were killed or wounded in the attack". The spokesman said that the attack was retaliation for an execution a month before the attack of six Taliban prisoners. The Taliban named the bomber as "Irfanullah Ahmad". However, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant also claimed responsibility for the attack, naming the attacker as "Erfanullah Ahmed".
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